ZTE GEEK VS Xiaomi 2S

In terms of the screen, ZTE GEEK is of 5-inch 720p screen; Xiaomi 2S is of 4.3-inch 720p screen. Obvious the former is more suitable for the need for mobile phone with larger screen. As ZTE is 3g heavier than the latter, the lightening processing is quite good. In the aspect of processors, ZTE GEEK is collocated with 2GHz Intel Z2580 dual-core processor while Xiaomi 2S adopts the

Snapdragon APQ8064 Pro quad-core processor.

In fact, when we purchase the phones, the first sight of its appearance is of course important. At first, we shall have a simple contrast in design of the appearance.

(the difference in size in obvious.)
Seen from the frontage, the outline of two phones is alike, both of which adopt round and mellow corner design. Due to the screen, ZTE GEEK seems to be much larger than Xiaomi 2S. however, the 5-inch ZTE GEEK is actually suitable for holding with one hand.

(the position of the front-facing camera is symmetrical.)

(the keys on the low side are also symmetrical.)

(the keys on the right side.)

ZTE GEEK is collocated with 100W pixel display front-facing camera, which lags behind the 200W camera of Xiaomi 2S. however, as ZTE GEEK is collocated with the shooting entity shutter key, it’s also convenient to use the main camera to take pictures. In terms of the frontage, these two phones just adopt the symmetrical effect, in other words, the position of front-facing camera or Android keys are just opposite to each other.

(the integral design, but both back cores is detachable.)
The difference in the back core is obvious. The position of the loudspeaker is different. Both the back cores can be detached. What’s interesting is that both do not adopt the concave slots for more convenient detachment of the back core. The back core of ZTE GEEK is easy to detach because from any angle can we peak the back core due to its design. By contrast, Xiaomi 2S is more difficult to detach for the joint of the back and the frontage is quite thick and close, therefore, and we have to turn to the data interface to open the back core. With time passing by, the data interface may be damaged.
In the aspect of the summary of appearance, though both adopt identical lines, ZTE GEEK has advantage over Xiaomi 2S- the pictures can be taken by the main camera via entity keys, besides, the back core is easier to be detached. For female users, the back core of Xiaomi 2S will damage its fingernail.
Having introduced the appearance, we shall turn to the contrast between UI, functions, operation experience and so on. Maybe most users are quite familiar with the “ MIUI” of Xiaomi. In fact, the UI of ZTE also has its own name, MiFavorUI”, which means “My Favourite”and indicates its belief and innovation come from the need of consumers.

(the unlocking interface of ZTE GEEK)

(the unlocking interface of MIUI V5)
The unlocking interface of MiFavorUI is obviously different from other Android phones. Pressing the unlocking key can directly unlock the screen while unlocking via sliding can operate more shortcut keys, which are designated based on the users’ preference. In other words, much more settings can be executed in this unlocking interface compared with the common Android phones. And it will be OK to design the games and applications you like to be the shortcut keys on the unlocking entrance.
By contrast, the unlocking interace of Xiaomi 2S is regular, after pressing the unlocking key sliding towards different directions will enter corresponding interfaces or directly realize unlocking, which is more familiar to those who are fond of Android. Meanwhile, after being accustomed to ZTE GEEK unlocking manners, it will be more considerate and convenient.

(ZTE GEEK main interface is alike to original Android)

(MIUI V5 interface)

Having entered the main interface, maybe ZTE seems to be closer to the original Android to some extent. At present, multifarious Android phones have skipped the conventional application list interface while the application icons are spread out on the main screen, which is also adopted by Xiaomi 2S. ZTE GEEK still keeps the application list interface, which is different to innovational unlocking interface. On the whole, ZTE is loyal to the style of original Android.

(the local theme of ZTE GEEK and the online theme of Xiaomi 2S)

(the theme and the locking style)
As to the wallpaper and themes, Xiaomi 2S is more excellent than the ZTE GEEK. ZTE GEEK also has several themes for selection, however, we have to admit that in the “theme interface”of Xiaomi2S, kinds of the corresponding schemes which contain online themes, unlocking, icons and so on. The young consumers may be inclined to love the theme style of MIUI, which is supposed to be optimized by ZTE GEEK.
In the aspect of UI, ZTE GEEK is innovational and convenient, while MIUI V5 is better-looking. Besides, ZTE GEEK is also innovational in the functions, for example, WiFi Direct, transmitting local applications without consuming flow or the wireless charging is not what Xiaomi 2S supported.
shooting is what the smart phone users attach a lot of importance to and especially it’s said that the smart phones will replace the single-lens reflex camera. In fact, with regards to the shooting quality, the shooting requirement for smart phones is higher for consumers. Then we shall check their shooting performance.

(the function chart of ZTE GEEK)

(the function chart of Xiaomi 2S)
As to the primary shooting functions, though their functions vary, they are on par with each other somehow.

(Xiaomi 2S/ ZTE GEEK pictures contrast)

(Xiaomi 2S/ ZTE GEEK pictures contrast)

(Xiaomi 2S/ ZTE GEEK pictures contrast)

(the microspur sample picture by Xiaomi 2S)

(the microspur sample picture by ZTE GEEK)
Though they are both of 800W pixel display, the style of the pictures taken is quite different. From the outdoor and indoor sample pictures can we observe that the color is much more florid than Xiaomi 2S. as to the outdoor pictures, as the light intensity of ZTE GEEK is higher than Xiaomi 2S. though the details of the trees are quite vivid, the building in the background is not perfectly reflected. In terms of the microspur, both have good performance. in the previous review, the microspur of Xaiomi 2S is not stable. In this review, we can observe that the shooting distance of ZTE GEEK is shorter than Xiaomi 2S, in other words, shooting in the same position, Xiaomi 2S cannot execute the focus operation. On the whole, both have nice performance.
Then we will turn to the function of video playing.

( the playing effect of HD video by ZTE GEEK)

( the playing effect of HD video by Xiaomi 2S)
In terms of local video player, the number of the video formats supported by ZTE GEEK is slightly less than Xiaomi 2S. All the tested 1080p videos can be smoothly played via the soft decoding of the third party video player. No pause even occurs in FF.

(the local videos can be played in a suspended way by ZTE GEEK.)
Besides, ZTE GEEK also supports the suspended small window playing, then we can enjoy the video while posting microblogs. Xiaomi 2S is equipped with the screenshot function, which is quite convenient.
Then we will talk about the compatibility of Intel platform. Quite a few consumers worry that some applications can not perform well on the Intel platform. In fact, when we download from the third party application markets, we can find that exclusive X86 edition. In other words, once the correct version is downloaded, the compatibility is OK. Besides, in previous tests, its compatibility function is also quite good.
Last we come to the phase of performance score and at first we will see the difference of the processors. ZTE GEEK is collocated with “Clover Trail+”Intel Atom Z2580 dual-core processor with 2GHz main frequency, 2GB processing storage while Xiaomi 2S is equipped with Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor with 1.7GHz main frequency as well as 2GB RAM.

(Intel smart phone platform roadmap)
Intel Atom Z2580 processor adopts 2GHz main frequency, 32nm technology processing, 14mmx14mm encapsulation technology. Its GPU supports EGL1.4, OpenGL ES2.0, OpenCL 1.1e, OpenVG 1.1, which has the good ability to encode and decode the 1080p videos. Clover Trail+ also adopts Intel Medfield platform and composes dual-core and quad-thread by adding a second CPU core. As Intel Atom Z2580 processor brings in the Intel Turbo Boost technology, not only the peak main frequency can be provided through heat dissipation surplus, but also CPU can return to cozy state after completing the task in the condition of Turbo boost.

(Clover trail + contains Z2580/Z2560/Z2520 three versions.)
Hyper-threading is the exclusive technology of Intel Atom Z2580. Precisely speaking, the technology is to make use of the special hardware instruction to imitate the dual logic cores to be two physical chips, which contributes to the single threading-degree calculation and even compatibility of multiple-threading OS and software. Then the standby time of CPU is reduced and the processing speed is developed.

(Snapdragon 600 SoC framwork)
On the other hand, Xiaomi 2S is allocated with a Snapdragon 600 processor with 1.7GHz amin frequency, which is the advanced version of previous Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 with another name APQ8064T. it adopts 28nm LP technology, whose preliminary function is 40% better than that of previous Snapdragon S4 Pro, meanwhile, lower power dissipation is also provided. Snapdragon 600 processor adopts the Krait framework CPU as Snapdragon S4 Pro, which is based on ARMv7 instruction set. Besides, it is also supplemented with Adreno 320 graphic chip, 2100W pixel display camera as well as 2048×1536 resolution, which is powerful enough to decode the 1080p videos.
For those who consider the core to be most important, it seems as if the Snapdragon 600 is much more powerful than Z2580. As to tested data, we shall turn to the performance score.